Jersey of the Game

Jersey of the Game-Al Bumbry

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Al Bumbry was voted the American League Rookie of the Year in 1973 and he played 13 of his 14 seasons for the Orioles. In 1980, he was an AL All-Star and had 205 hits. He has the third most stolen bases in team history, 252. Bumbry’s final season was in 1985 with the San Diego Padres.

Jersey Worn by:

Steve Williams

Baltimore

What’s the Story? 

“Favorite of my dad and grandpa:

Rich Dubroff

Rich Dubroff grew up in Brooklyn as a fan of New York teams, but after he moved to Baltimore, quickly adopted the Orioles and Colts. After nearly two decades as a freelancer assisting on Orioles coverage for several outlets, principally The Capital in Annapolis and The Carroll County Times, Dubroff began covering the team fulltime in 2011. He spent five years at Comcast SportsNet’s website and for the last two seasons, wrote for PressBoxonline.com, Dubroff lives in Baltimore with his wife of more than 30 years, Susan.

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